College English Sep 2007

The Stakes of Not Staking Our Claim: Academic Freedom and the Subject of Composition

Mary Boland

Abstract

Various writing programs have struggled to preserve their academic freedom amidst pressures from college administrators and members of the public. To discourage interference from outside parties, such a program needs to identify itself as focused on a substantial academic subject: the scholarly understanding of language and meaning.

Journal
College English
Published
2007-09-01
DOI
10.58680/ce20076334
Open Access
Closed
Topics
writing program administration

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (2)

  1. Klausman (2018)
    Feature: The Two-Year College Writing Program and Academic Freedom: Labor, Scho…
    Teaching English in the Two-Year College
  2. Willard-Traub (2008)
    Writing Program Administration and Faculty Professional Development
    Pedagogy

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